Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction & Betting Tips

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Intro

Valencia face Athletic Bilbao in desperate need of all three points. As we head into the latter stages of the LaLiga season, Valencia find themselves deep in trouble. They play Athletic Bilbao, who have enjoyed a good campaign, sitting comfortably in the top half of the table. Kick off is at Estadio Mestalla on Saturday February 11, 2023 at 8:00 PM. It’s round 21 of the LaLiga and Ernesto Valverde still hasn’t found the proper strategy, since the visiting team are the last in the table, having picked up just 29 points. Fortunately for the hosts, the same can’t be said for Voro, whose squad is 17th on 20 points. As we head deeper into the LaLiga season, there’s a 9 points difference and a 9 positions gap between the sides.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Form

Valencia need a win here. They have been unable to achieve that in the last five matches and were defeated by Girona in the previous round. That being said, Athletic Bilbao beat Cadiz in the last game and have now managed 4 points in a poor run of form. With a potential haul of 15 points from last five home LaLiga games, Valencia have only managed 4. In last five games played away from home, Athletic Bilbao have only earned 1 points.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao H2H

Valencia and Athletic Bilbao meet once again with the clubs having played 51 times. Athletic Bilbao has a way to go to catch up with Valencia when it comes to victories in this fixture. The away side has only managed 13, while Valencia has 19 from the 51 played. While Valencia has had the advantage historically, in the six most recent meetings between the clubs it is Athletic Bilbao with a one win advantage.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Analysis

Valencia’s last match suffer a defeat. Girona was their last opponnent. When the referee blew fulltime, the score was 0-1. With that game now a memory, Voro’s men will narrow their focus to this week’s challenge : Athletic Bilbao in LaLiga. Against Girona, Valencia had a ball possession of 48%. Many punters rely on shots on goal data for a given team. In their last game, Valencia had 11 shots in attack and 19 shots conceded. Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao won their last match. Ernesto Valverde’s men were up against Cadiz. At the final wistle, the score board showed 4-1. In their match against Cadiz, Athletic Bilbao had the following ball possession : 43%. Looking at shots on goal, Athletic Bilbao has those following stats: 13 shots in attack and 14 shots conceded.

Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao Odds

As far as the betting odds go, the bookmakers’ favourite is Athletic Bilbao.